A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday indicted a New York doctor on charges of participating in a $6.8 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced.
Dr. Edgard Salazar, 57, of Armonk, New York, is accused of billing Medicare for thousands of consultations that did not occur and for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need, according to court documents.
Court records claim that TelevisitMD, a telemedicine business, permitted the doctor to authorize ready-made brace orders for Medicare patients. The Justice Department said Salazar did not examine or treat the patients and often did not speak to them. When he did speak to beneficiaries, some told him they did not want or need the braces, but he allegedly signed the prescriptions anyway.
Christopher Harwood, who owned and operated TelevisitMD, pleaded guilty in March 2026 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Harwood agreed to pay $17.9 million in restitution and was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison, the department said.
The indictment charges Salazar with five counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy. He could serve up to 10 years in prison for each charge if found guilty. Charges are allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.